Improvement in sheet-metal cans



J. G. WIGGINS. Sheet-Metal Cam.`

`N0.'219,o4s. Patented Aug; 26,1879.

INVENTDR @f wif@ j? ATTORNEY NPETERS. PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. wAsmNm'oN. D,c,

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JEFFERSON' G. WIGGINS, OF SENECA FALLS, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHEET-META-L CANS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 219,048, dated August26, 1879; application tiled i June 21, 1879.

To all Whom fit muy concern:

Be it known that I, JEFFERSON G. WIGGINs, of Seneca Falls, in the countyot' Seneca and State ot' New York, have invented a new and valuableImprovement in SheetMetal Gans; and Ido hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe construction andoperation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures ofreferencemarked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representa.

. This can has near its chine an annular groove or channel, a., boundedat its lower edgel by a bead, b, extending out beyond the walls of ihecan, and at its upper edge by a rectilinear portion, c, in line, ornearly so, with said walls, the Whole being spun out or swaged from theblank before the can is put together. The lid L iits snugly over therectilinear part c oi' the chine, and bears at its lower edge againstthe bead b, forming an inclosure for the wire e;

Usually the lid is hinged to the body` ot' the can by means of a strap,d., vibrating on a staple, e', on the can; but any hinge may be used.The wire e has at each end a loop, f, and

lower edge ofthe lid is then lightly soldered to the bead b, the soldercoming in contact with the wire only at the points, two in nuniber,wherethe wire extends out of the groove,

neither end being permanently fixed.

In opening the can, either loopis seized and 1 forcibly drawn out; andshould one of' them break, the other remains.

The wire has a purchase or leverage on the bead b, and itsfunction-cutting the iilm of solder-is accomplished with surprisingease. Either loop may be used as a graspingpoint, and with equallyT goodresults.

'What I claim as new, and' desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of a can-body having an annular groove in its chine, abead, b., at the lower edge ot' said groove and extending out beyond thesides of the can, and a rectilinear portion, c, above said groove, a lidiitting snugly on said rectilinear portion and bearing at its lower edgeagainst said bead, and a wire secured in said groove, inclosed thereinby said lid, and provided with loops, the lower edge ot' said lid beingsoldered to the bead, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above Ihave

